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for Papers<span></span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'times new roman'">Korean
Diaspora and the Arts<span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'times new roman'">Location: Harry S.
Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'times new roman'">The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Israel<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'times new roman'">May 21–23, 2017<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">The Department of Asian
Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is pleased to announce its
hosting of an international conference, “Korean Diaspora and the Arts.” There
has been great interest in the study of the Korean diaspora in the last two decades,
during which we have witnessed scholars’ active engagement with the Korean
diaspora especially in the fields of anthropology, sociology, ethnography, and
art. Drawing on this scholarship, this conference aims to bring together innovative
approaches that will deepen our understanding of the historical, cultural, and
political experiences of Korean diasporic individuals and communities as reflected
in creative works—literature, films, multimedia works, performance art, music, popular
culture, etc.—as well as scholarly works that deal with diasporic artists. By
closely examining both well-known and lesser-known artworks and artists, the
conference is hoping to explore how the living experiences of the Korean
diaspora can be articulated through creative means; and what purposes the arts
serve for diasporic individuals and communities. <span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">We welcome individual papers
and panel proposals that examine representations of the Korean diaspora in creative
works; and that investigate lives and philosophies of diasporic artists in the
twentieth and twenty-first centuries. We will also consider papers that contain
innovative theoretical, historical, and sociological approaches to the Korean
diaspora. <span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">Individual abstracts (300
words) and panel proposals (with abstracts for each of the panelists) should be
sent to </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:koreadisapora@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">koreadiaspora@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'"> by <b>February 10, 2017</b>. Successful
applicants will be notified by February 28, 2017, and asked to send their
working papers (3,000–4,000 words) at least two weeks prior to the conference.
Questions regarding the conference and the proposal submission process can be
sent to: Dr. Jooyeon Rhee (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:jooyeonrhee@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">jooyeonrhee@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">) or Ira Lyan (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:irlyan@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">irlyan@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">).<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">Accommodation<span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">The conference provides airport
pick up, three nights at the university lounge (May 21-24), lunches, and a
post-conference dinner. A free guided tour to The Old City (or Dead Sea/Masada)
will be provided for all participants on May 24.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">Sponsors</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">The Academy of Korean
Studies, The Louis Frieberg Center for East Asian Studies, and The Harry S.
Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">Organizing Committee<span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">Dr. Jooyeon Rhee, The
Hebrew University of Jerusalem<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'times new roman'">Ira Lyan, The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem<span></span></span></p>

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<p style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt">The
Department of Asian Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is the oldest
in Israel and is one of the biggest departments in the Faculty of Humanities,
home to over 300 students specializing in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Indian
Studies. The department is characterized by its excellence in research and
teaching, and it maintains an environment of cooperation between students and
faculty in a wide array of extracurricular activities. To read more about the
department, visit:<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://asia.huji.ac.il/en"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext">http://asia.huji.ac.il/en</span></a></span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext"><span></span></span></span></p>

<p style=""><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext">Previous Conferences on Korean Studies at the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem:<span></span></span></span></p>

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<p style=""><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext">2013 The “Miracle” Narratives of the Korean Cultural
Industries: Perspectives from the Middle East<span></span></span></span></p>

<p style=""><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext">2014 Cultural Geography of the Hallyu: Mapping the World
through Korean Popular Culture<span></span></span></span></p>

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<p style=""><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext">2015 </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt">Transnational Cultural Interactions between Korea and Japan</span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext"><span></span></span></span></p>

<p style=""><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext">2016 </span></span><span class="gmail-il"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt">Mobility</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt">,<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">Creativity</span>, and Collectivity: Making Sites in Contemporary
Korean Visual Culture</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"><span></span></span></p>

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